| There are many ways that you can help the | | | | copies of certain things. |
| planet, and it is very important that you figure | | | | Then, you'll want to try to reuse paper whenever |
| out how you are going to have the best impact | | | | you can. When things are printed out that don't |
| on the world around you. Making sure that you | | | | matter and that aren't confidential, see if you can |
| recycle your office paper is something that you | | | | use the backsides of blank pages for things like |
| will want to focus on, because it can truly help | | | | scrap paper and list making. Also, always print on |
| you make a difference in the world. | | | | both sides of the paper so that you don't have to |
| First of all, it is important for you to know that | | | | worry about wasting any more paper than you |
| office paper accounts for a large percentage of | | | | might need to use. |
| waste when it isn't recycled. There are many | | | | Next, check with your city to see what the local |
| companies that throw away a hundred sheets of | | | | recycling regulations are when it comes to paper. |
| paper a day, and this can be a lot of garbage. | | | | If they pick up all colors, only white, or newsprint, |
| Paper is something that is a renewable resource, | | | | you should be having boxes to separate your |
| but that doesn't mean that it should be wasted | | | | paper in your offices. You can have one general |
| and thrown away. Therefore, it is important to do | | | | area, or you can have individual recycling bins, it is |
| what you can to cut back on paper being thrown | | | | up to you. Just be sure that you are separating |
| away. | | | | your paper as required, so that it can be easily |
| The first step in going green for your office with | | | | picked up. You might want to invest in an office |
| paper recycling is to make sure you are only | | | | recycling company, which will help you recycle |
| using paper when you absolutely have to. Use | | | | things much more easily. |
| emails when you can, and try not to print out | | | | Lastly, see if you can donate any papers that you |
| copies of something unless it really needs to be | | | | aren't able to recycle. This is something that can |
| printed. Remember that you can always send | | | | happen easily, because many schools and even |
| your interoffice memos and correspondences | | | | colleges use scrap paper for art projects and all |
| online, and that's actually better because then | | | | sorts of things. So, check around and donate! |
| people can choose whether or not they need | | | | |